Lamar Op-Ed

Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2013

Lamar Ledger staff

Posted:
02/14/2013 08:49:47 AM MST

DEAR EDITOR

I live at the corner of what is apparently one of the most dangerous intersections in Lamar. There have been several collisions since I moved here five years ago. More common is the sound of skidding brakes as a driver reacts to avoid a collision. I can't think of any reason why the corner of Oak and 6th would be more dangerous than any other intersection, but, for some reason, it seems to be.

Your newspaper reported that the accident that occurred on the night of February 5 happened when one driver had failed to yield at a stop sign and was hit by another vehicle. The impact was so great that the car that went through the stop sign ended up on its side. Luckily, and amazingly, no one seemed to be seriously injured; at least not immediately.

This neighborhood, like many neighborhoods in Lamar, is home to many small children. If you are going so fast that you can't avoid something as big as an SUV, then how on Earth are you going to avoid hitting a child? How are you going to avoid hitting a toddler that chases a ball out into the street? How are you going to miss a young child on a bicycle that unexpectedly swerves into the street?

Yes, Oak Street has the right-of-way, and drivers who run stop signs are clearly in the wrong. But who is right and who is wrong will make no difference when a child is eventually hit and killed.

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